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RefNoNLB/66/286
AltRefNoNLB/66 p162
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. [John Foster] Gaskell, Uplands, Great Shelford, Cambridge
Date3 April 1924
DescriptionInforms that enquires were made to the National Portrait Gallery as to if they had a portrait of [John Foster] Gaskell's father twice, both times the answer was in the negative. Asks again for a photograph of Dr. Dr [Walter Holbrook] Gaskell, [FRS] and to be delivered as soon as possible for the Wembley Exhibition. States that the photograph will be copied twice to donate one to the National Portrait Gallery.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/66/244
NLB/66/409
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